There have been half a dozen more six COVID-19 deaths in the London region over the past week, according to the Middlesex London Health Unit.
Three men and three women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s, are the latest people in the city and county to succumb to the virus, the health unit said on Tuesday. There have now been 17 COVID-19 deaths reported in the region this month, including a man in his 30s. The six latest deaths increase the local death toll to 488.
There have also been 180 new COVID-19 cases confirmed by the health unit since it last updated its COVID-19 dashboard last Tuesday. However, public health officials caution that single-day case numbers are an underestimate of community spread due to eligibility changes that limit who can receive a test. The area’s total case count stands at 45,823 since the pandemic began.
The number of active cases locally decreased to 313 in the last week.
The health unit’s next scheduled COVID-19 update will be next Tuesday.
The London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) reported it has 65 patients with the virus in its care. That is an increase of one since last week. According to hospital officials, 20 of the current inpatients are being treated for the virus, while the remaining 45 are being treated for other ailments but have tested positive for COVID.
The intensive care unit has six infected patients. There are also five or fewer patients with COVID-19 at Children’s Hospital, but none are listed in paediatric critical care.
The number of hospital workers who have tested positive is currently at 75.
There are four level two COVID-19 outbreaks at the LHSC’s two hospitals. One is at University Hospital on the U4 Medicine unit, while the other three are at Victoria Hospital’s B7 200 PICU Adult Mental Health, D6-200 Nephrology, and B7-100 Mental Health units.
Southwestern Public Health, the health unit that covers Elgin and Oxford counties, only updates its COVID-19 cases dashboard on Wednesdays, while the province issues its weekly updated numbers on Thursdays.
